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Follow on Google News | Giant Otters in Peru’s Manu National Park – follow the BBC on a brand-new tour from NaturetrekThis Saturday’s instalment (8 February, BBC2, 8pm) of the BBC’s Natural World series focuses on the Amazon rainforest’s giant otters.
By: Travel PR Giant otters were previously hunted to near the brink of extinction, but have now slightly recovered as a result of the CITES ban on trade in their fur. However, they’re now threatened – like so much Amazonian wildlife – by the continued destruction of their forest habitat via industries like gold-mining, as well as the pollution such industries cause. Famed as one of the best places to see jaguars, Manu National Park is also known as a premier destination for watching giant otters. Extending from the Andes to the Amazon, the park ranks high among Earth’s most biologically- If you’d like to visit Manu and hopefully see a giant otter yourself, try wildlife specialist Naturetrek (01962 733051, http://www.naturetrek.co.uk). The company has a brand-new ‘Wild Peru – The Best of Manu‘ tour which almost guarantees sightings of this incredible creature, along with a huge spread of the park’s of birds, countless reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and other mammals. The tour aims to explore each unique area of the park in depth and thus provide a real insight into its amazing biodiversity. Visiting Manu constitutes one of South America’s ultimate forest journeys and wildlife experiences. Departing 20 September 2013, the 17-day tour costs £4,795 pp, including flights from Heathrow (one overnight), all transportation, 13 nights’ full board in a mixture of birding and wildlife lodges, two nights’ room-only accommodation in Lima and the services of an expert tour guide. Call Naturetrek on 01962 733051 (http://www.naturetrek.co.uk) Ends – 6 February 2013 Press: For further information, to discuss a possible press trip, for photography, to request a copy of the current brochure (online version here) or to interview David Mills, MD of Naturetrek, contact Richard Mellor at Travel PR on 020 8891 4440 or r.mellor@travelpr.co.uk. End
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